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Inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics in fight against tuberculosis in India
August 25th, 2016 Releases As a result of the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics …
Pets and Children are a Potential Source of C. difficile in the Community
August 31st, 2016 Releases Household transmission of Clostridium difficile to pets and children may be a source of community-associated C. difficile infections according to findings from a new study published today in Infection Control & Hospital …
Continuing the fight against brain cancer
August 31st, 2016 Releases With the farewell concert of legendary Canadian band The Tragically Hip now past, The Neuro is asking the public to not forget the toll brain cancers take on Canadians, and the need to find new therapies. Fundraiser to support …
A Wall of Hope
September 6th, 2016 Releases As you enter the main floor of the Cedars Cancer Centre these days, you will notice a curious display of art. This artistic piece is called the Wall of Hope—a place to give small donations and words of support and …
The humble jazz giant
September 8th, 2016 Releases “One pair of shoes and two suits—that’s all you need,” said Oliver Jones when he contemplated his successful life as a jazz musician. “I was put on this earth for a purpose. I am not particularly bright or handsome, but I have …
Curing life-threatening allergies
September 8th, 2016 Back to school time can be stressful, but particularly so for families of children with life-threatening allergies. “Milk was definitely not on the menu – even one sip could have been fatal,” said the mother of 15-year-old Elizabeth, a …
Martine Alfonso Named Interim President and Executive Director
September 8th, 2016 Releases We wish to advise you that the Government of Quebec has appointed Martine Alfonso as our interim president and executive director, effective immediately. She assumes all the responsibilities, functions and powers of the …
$800,000 – Le Bal Rouge
September 12th, 2016 Releases From left to right: Luigi Liberatore, Bal Rouge Co-Chair, Giuseppe Borsellino, Bal Rouge Co-Chair, Dr. Jean-Philippe Pelletier, Interventional Cardiologist, MUHC, Dr. Sonny Dandona, Interventional Cardiologist, MUHC, Sam Red, …
$50,000 - Fight for the Bell
July 7th, 2016 Releases A huge thank you to all those who came out to cheer on Scott (Twinkle Toes) Chapman and (Merciless) Mike Gales and all our other boxers at out inaugural FIGHT FOR THE BELL on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. You helped raise close to …
Finally healed
September 19th, 2016 Articles Alain Juneau contracted HIV and the hepatitis C virus following a transfusion of blood components, one of the thousands of hemophiliacs affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1980s. After that, Alain, who had …